Gare du Sud | |
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 The front face of the former station in December 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gare du Sud Place de la Gare du Sud Avenue Malausséna 06000 Nice Nice France |
| Owned by | Commune de Nice |
| Line(s) | Nice–Digne les Bains |
| Train operators | Chemins de Fer de Provence |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Prosper Bobin |
| History | |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Closed | 1991 |
The Gare du Sud is a food court in the Libération quarter of the city of Nice in south-east France. It has been constructed within the buildings of the former railway station that bore the same name. The station was the terminus of the metre gauge railway of the Chemins de Fer de Provence rail company which links Nice to Digne-les-Bains in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The line, known as the Train des Pignes because it follows a scenic route through the mountains, has been served by a nearby replacement Nice terminus station,[1] the Gare de Nice CP station, since the original station was closed in December 1991.[2] The Gare du Sud site then remained derelict until 2013, when the station building was renovated and converted into a library.[3]
The remainder of the station site was subsequently redeveloped into a food court, shopping centre and cinema as part of project to regenerate the Libération quarter. The main entrance is through the train station's original, restored 19th-century facade.[4]
- ^ "Gare du Sud – food hall in Nice". French Riviera Travel. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Anthony J. (2018). Lost Railway Journeys from Around the World. London: White Lion Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-78131-747-1.
- ^ "Gare du Sud in Nice Reopens after Major refurbishment". Riviera Buzz. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Gare du Sud". French Riviera Traveller. Retrieved 18 November 2020.